Curtain holder



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CURTAIN HOLDER Filed June 6, 1956 INVENTOR. THO/7A5 M COLL/N5 United States PatentO" CURTAIN HOLDER ThomasM. Collins, Westbrook, Conn.

Application June 6, 1956, Serial No. 589,781

2 Claims. (31. 160 -.38)

My invention relates to curtain holders, and more particularly to a combination of curtain and shade holding brackets with valance board.

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide a device in which the curtain and shade holding brackets and the valance board are cooperatively arranged, said brackets serving as the supports for the valance board and the valance board effecting the locking of these brackets in position, thereby obtaining a better utilization of these elements than would be possible with their independent application.

Another important object of my invention is to provide a combination of curtain and shade brackets and valance board which can be mounted on the window very conveniently, without the use of nails or screws, and which can, just as easily, be disconnected from the window frame without leaving noticeable marks on the frame.

Another object of my invention is to provide a curtain and shade bracket and valance board combination which permits the easy and convenient removal of the valance board for a more convenient renewal, repair, or rearrangement of the curtain or shade.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, wherein, for the purpose of illustration, are shown a preferred and a modified form of my invention,

Figure 1 is a frontal, and partly sectional, view of the preferred form of my invention,

Figure 2 is a side view of the same with the side plate of the valance board removed,

Figure 3 is a side view of a modified form of my invention with the side plate of the valance board removed,

Figure 4 is a frontal view of the bracket plate of the same modified form.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the top member and 2, and 3 the side members of the window frame. Mounted at the two corners of this window frame, as defined by the junctions of said top member 1 with said side members 2 and 3, are the bracket plates 5. These bracket plates form a symmetrical pair of right hand and left hand units, produced preferably as metal punchings with integrally formed bracket members, such as the single bracket 8 used for the customary round curtain rod, the double bracket 9 adapted to support the channel type curtain rod and the hook shaped bracket 10 used for attaching the end of the cord carrying the curtain. The bracket plate 5 is so constructed that the outlines of these bracket members are partially cut out so that the bracket member required for a particular application can be readily made available by bending it out from the plane of the bracket plate 5 into a substantially perpendicular position to said plate 5.

The bracket plate 5, at each corner of the window frame shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a horizontal top flange 6 resting on the top member 1 of the frame, and a vertical side flange 7 in contact with the outer surfaces of the side members 2 and 3 of the window frame. These flanges 6 2,812,811 Patented Nov. 12, 1957 Disposed in front of the. top member 1 of the window frame is the valance board 15, supported by the horizontal top plate 16 and the two vertical end plates 17. In the installed position this top plate 16 rests on the top flanges 6 of the two bracket plates, engaging the lugs 12 (see Fig. 1 and 2), and at the same time the two end plates 17 exert a pressure on the adjacent springs 13 and thereby locking the two bracket plates in position.

In the preferred form of my invention, illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, each bracket plate 5 is provided with three curtain supporting means, 8, 9, and Ill, of which the double bracket 9 is bent out ready for supporting the customary channel type curtain rod. In the modified form of my invention, shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the bracket plate is provided, in addition to a curtain supporting bracket 8, also with the bracket 14 adapted to support a roller type window shade.

Regarding the spring 13 it is to be understood that, as an alternative form, said spring may be secured to the end plate 17 of the valance board, without affecting its locking function and that it is withinthe spirit of this invention to employ resilient means of other shapes interposed between the end plate 17 and the adjacent side flange 7 for obtaining this locking pressure.

The operation of my invention is as follows:

Having selected the required brackets from the precut outlines in the bracket plate 5, the brackets are bent out substantially perpendicularly to the bracket plate. Then, the two bracket plates are placed on the two upper corners of the window frame and tapped with a hammer, first downwardly then horizontally toward the window frame, causing the lugs 11 to penetrate into the comparatively soft plaster of the wall and thereby engaging the top and side members of the window frame.

Following this, the valance board is mounted in position with slots in the top plate 16 engaging the lugs 12, and the two end plates 17 compressing the adjacent springs 13 and thereby locking the bracket plates in position.

In case of the repair, rearrangement or renewal of the curtain or shade, the easy removal of the valance board will expose the brackets and will make the work very convenient.

It is to be understood that the forms of my invention, herein shown and described, are only examples of the same, and that various changes in the size, shape, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a window frame having a top member and two side members; a pair of bracket plates having integrally formed brackets for the support of curtain rods and shade rollers, each of said bracket plates being disposed at the junction of said top member and one of said side members of the window frame, and having a top flange resting on said top member of the frame, and a side flange in contact with said side member of the frame, said flanges being provided with inwardly bent lugs adapted to engage said top member and side member of the frame; said top flange being provided with an outwardly bent lug; said side flange carrying a resilient element; a valance board having a top plate and two end plates, said top plate being adapted to engage said outwardly bent lugs of the top flange, and said end plates being adapted to press said resilient element toward said side flange in order to lock said bracket plates in position.

2.' In combination with a window frame havinga top member and two side members; a pair of bracket plates having integrally formed brackets for the support of curtain rods and shade rollers, each of said bracket'plates being disposed at the junction of said top member and one of said side members of the frame, and having a top.

flange resting on the top member of the frame, and a side flange in contact with said side member of the frame; inwardly bent lug attached to said top flange and adapted to engage said top member of the frame; inwardly bent lug attached'to said side flange and adapted to engage 15 2,681,697

said side member of the frame; outwardly bent lug secured to said top flange of said bracket plate; a valance board having a top plate and two end plates, said top plate being adapted to engage said outwardly bent lug, and said end plates being disposed in spaced relation to said side flanges of the bracket plate; a resilient element interposed between said end plate and the adjacent side flange of said bracket plate, and being adapted to exert pressure on said 1 side flange in order to lock said bracket plate in position.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Goodman Oct. 23, 1951 Mandella June 22, 1954 

